Andrew J. McDonald
Andrew McDonald | |
|---|---|
McDonald in 2018 | |
| Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
Acting | |
| In office September 6, 2024 – September 30, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Richard A. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Raheem L. Mullins |
| Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 24, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Dannel Malloy |
| Preceded by | Lubbie Harper |
| Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 27th district | |
| In office January 2003 – January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | George Jepsen |
| Succeeded by | Carlo Leone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1966 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Charles Gray |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) University of Connecticut, Hartford (JD) |
Andrew J. McDonald (born March 11, 1966) is an American judge and former politician from Connecticut. He has served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2013. He served as acting chief justice in September 2024, after the retirement of then-Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson.
He previously served as a member of the Connecticut Senate from 2003 to 2011, representing the state's 27th district in Stamford and Darien as a Democrat. McDonald resigned from the legislature on January 4, 2011, to serve as Governor Dan Malloy's chief legal counsel, a post he left to join the bench.